LEUCODERMA. 



tion, derangement of the liver, or worms, 

 even precedes, many serious illnesses. 



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It also accompanies, or 



TEEATMENT.— The only rational line of treatment to adopt is 

 to endeavour to remove the cause, whatever that may be. 



Leucoderma 



is an abnormal white condition of skin which occurs in patches 

 on various parts of the body. It seems to be confined to the thin 



Fig. 47. — Leucoderma round the near eye. 



skin of the face (esjDecially about the nostrils and round the eyes, 

 see Fig. 47), under surface of the tail, and parts between the hind 

 legs, from the anus to the sheath or udder. In man, it is some- 

 times erroneously called leprosy. The patches are liable to increase 

 or decrease in size, without any apparent cause. It is a deficiency 

 of pigment in the skin, and though an eyesore, it has no ill effect 

 on the health of the affected part. Its cause is unknown, and its 

 treatment, up to the present, has been of no avail. 



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